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Amarillo Chapter

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Amarillo Chapter

Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering

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Memorandum
 

To:       Amarillo Area Middle and High School Math and Science Teachers, Counselors, Principals          

From:   Gina Garrett, PLS, Assistant to Chair, Mathematics & Engineering Departments

Date:   February 23, 2009

Re:       Amarillo TAME Competition

 The Amarillo Chapter of Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (AC TAME), in association with Amarillo College, is proud to announce its annual Math and Science Competition, open to students in grades six through twelve. AC TAME and Amarillo College will host the 2009 local competition on Saturday, March 7, 2009. The competition will take place in the Lecture Hall on the Amarillo College West Campus. Check-in will begin at 8:00 a.m. and orientation and testing will begin at 9:00 a.m. Tests should be graded and awards presented by noon or shortly thereafter.

Students will need to bring two #2 pencils. Additional information on the tests is attached.

Participating students must complete the attached Registration, Parental Permission, and Student Tracking forms by the deadline. These forms must be completed, signed, and returned Amarillo College, Mathematics & Engineering Departments, Attn: Gina Garrett, P.O. Box 447, Amarillo, TX 79178 postmarked no later than Monday, March 2, 2009, or by hand delivery to room 205 in the Engineering Building located at the corner of 22^nd and Jackson on the Amarillo College Washington Street Campus no later than Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. Please note: Students will not be allowed to participate if they have not submitted each form by the deadline. Late forms will not be accepted and students will not be allowed to submit them the day of the competition.

Students participating in the local competition will become eligible to receive an invitation to represent AC TAME in the State Competition. The State TAME Math and Science Competition will be held on Friday and Saturday, April 17 – 18, 2009, at Lockheed-Martin in Fort Worth, Texas.

Please do not hesitate to contact Floyd Anthony, 806-371-5256, Collin Witherspoon, 806-371-5142, or me, 806-371-5158, if you have any questions or visit the AC TAME website at www.tameamarillo.org. We look forward to seeing you and your students at the competition on March 7.

c:         Dr. Kathy Wetzel, Chair, Mathematics & Engineering Department

            Collin Witherspoon, Amarillo College

            Floyd Anthony, AC TAME

Students must take both a math and a science test but may take only one of each.

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